ECOSOC considers the report of the CSTD on its 11th Session and adopts Resolution and Decision contained therein
Link to Report
Economic and Social
Council elects members to the Commission on Science and Technology for
Development
Information for civil society
entities
which were accredited to
WSIS and which are interested to participate in the work of the CSTD
regarding follow-up of WSIS.
Information for
business sector entities
which were
accredited to WSIS and which are interested to participate in the work of
the CSTD regarding follow-up of WSIS.
 Report on the 10th
session of the Commission on Science & Technology for Development,
21- 25 May 2007
Posted
2007.
 World Information Society Report 2007
Launched on 16 May 2007, this joint UNCTAD -ITU report
tracks progress towards bridging the digital divide and implementing the
outcome of the World Summit on the Information Society.
Posted 2007.
Economic and Social
Council approves two decisions for participation by NGOs and business
entities in the work of the CSTD.
Posted 2007.
Economic and Social
Council elects nine new members to the Commission on Science and
Technology for Development
Posted 2007.
UNCTAD
to organise training on bioinformatics Scientists from 10 African countries will participate in
a training course on bioinformatics, 4-15 February at the Agricultural
Genetic Engineering Research Institute (AGERI) in Egypt. This course
is part of UNCTAD's "Network of Centres of Excellence"
project.
Posted 2007.
ECOSOC adopts draft
decision on enlargement of CSTD
Posted
2006.
ECOSOC adopts resolution
on follow-up to WSIS and review of CSTD
Posted 2006.
Informal summary report on
ECOSOC Open Consultation on the Future Role of the CSTD in the System-wide
Follow-up to WSIS
Posted 2006.
Report on the 9th session
of CSTD
The 9th session of the CSTD,
which was held 15-19 May 2006, focused on the technology gap between and
within nations. It also addressed the future role of the CSTD in
follow-up to WSIS.
Posted 2006.
 The Role of
Biotechnology in Exploring and Protecting Agricultural Genetic Resources
This FAO publication provides an
up-to-date overview of the current status of the world's genetic resources
for food and agriculture; of the use of biotechnology tools for
characterizing and conserving these genetic resources; and of the many
specific issues involved in using them for these purposes in developing
countries.
Posted 2006.
Report
of the Secretary-General on Implementation of and follow-up to the
outcomes of the World Summit on the Information
Society
This report will be
considered at the 2006 ECOSOC
substantive session to be held 3-28 July in Geneva.
Posted 2006.
 The
Digital Divide: ICT Diffusion Index 2005
The UNCTAD annual report benchmarks ICT diffusion for
180 countries using indices of connectivity and access to ICTs and
monitors how the divide is evolving.
Posted
2006.
 UNIDO 2006 Training Programme
on Technology Foresight
UNIDO
invites application for training courses on technology foresight, which
will take place in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and
Turkey.
Posted 2006.
Report of UN-Biotech
third annual meeting
The meeting,
which was held on 16 May, in conjunction with the 9th session of CSTD,
focused on the establishment of a web portal on
biotechnology.
Posted 2006.
ECOSOC fills 15 seats on
CSTD
ECOSOC elected on 10 May 2006,
15 members to CSTD, to four-year terms, beginning 1 January
2007.
Posted 2006.
ECOSOC
open consultation on the future role of the CSTD in WSIS follow-up
This meeting was convened by the
President of ECOSOC on 16 May 2006 in Geneva.
Posted 2006.
 Ninth regular session of CSTD
The ninth regular session of the Commission on Science
and Technology for Development will take place 15-19 May 2006 in Geneva,
to address the theme on "bridging the technology gap between and within
nations", and the role of the CSTD in the UN system-wide follow-up to
WSIS.
Posted 2006.
Government
of Italy provides a grant of US$ 648,000 to UNCTAD to kick-start "Network
of Centres of Excellence"
The
Network is designed to create hubs of learning for scientists and
engineers from developing countries.
Posted
2006.
 Report of Consultation on
Future Role of CSTD in WSIS follow-up
This report contains summary of an informal inter-agency
consultation held on 13 February 2006 at UNCTAD, on the future role of the
CSTD in the UN system-wide follow-up to WSIS.
Posted 2006.
 Switzerland becomes new member of
CSTD
The Economic and Social Council
elected Switzerland as a member of the CSTD, for a term beginning 7
February 2006, and expiring 31 December 2008.
Posted 2006.
CSTD to play
a prominent role in WSIS follow-up
The Tunis phase of the World Summit on the Information
Society took place 16-18 November. Participants adopted Tunis Agenda
for the Information Society and Tunis Commitment.
Posted 2005.
 Outcome document of the 2005 World Summit
This document was adopted by Heads of State and
Government who gathered at the United Nations Headquarters in New York
from 14 to 16 September 2005. Paragraph 60 pertains to Science and
Technology for Development.
Posted
2005.
Report by the
Secretary-General on Implementation of General Assembly resolution
58/200
This report summarizes work
carried out by entities of the United Nations system in the area of
biotechnology.
Posted 2005.
 Public
participation and GMOs
This document
summarizes FAO e-mail conference entitled "Public participation in
decision-making regarding GMOs in developing countries: How
to
effectively involve rural people".
Posted 2005.
UN global round table forum on science and technology for
development
A high-level round table
on the eve of the 2005 World Summit brought together political and
business leaders and other policy-makers to discuss the role that
innovation and investment in science and technology, and especially
information and communication technologies (ICTs), can play in achieving
the internationally agreed development goals.
Posted 2005.
Report
of the Secretary-General on Achieving the MDGs: progress made, challenges
and opportunities
Report on the
themes of the high-level and coordination segments of ECOSOC 2005. It
incorporates inputs from a number of relevant UN organizations and draws
upon the outcomes of the special preparatory event of the Council as well
as the ECOSOC NGO/Civil Society Forum.
Science, Technology and
Innovation Policy Review of the Islamic Republic of Iran
This report contains a review of
the science, technology and innovation policy of Iran, with a view to
assisting the country in formulating policies and strengthening the role
of science and technology institutions in building national productive
capacity and international competitiveness.
 The Digital
Divide: ICT Development Indices 2004
This report updates UNCTAD's ICT Development Indices to
benchmark ICT development and review trends in the digital divide. It
presents a summary of the policy options that countries can adopt to
foster ICT development, and illustrates these by reviewing four country
case studies that have successfully promoted growth in ICTs.
Posted 2005.
 Investing in Development: A Practical Plan to Achieve the
Millennium Development Goals
This
report brings together the core recommendations of the UN Millennium
Project.
Posted 2005.
 Report of the
Task Force on Science, Technology and Innovation, United Nations
Millennium Project
This report
explores the relevance of science, technology and innovation for the
implementation of the United Nations Millennium Goals (MDGs) adopted by
the United Nations Millennium Summit in 2000.
Posted 2004.
 ICT benchmarking tool
This tool was developed by UNCTAD and UNCSTD to provide
policy-makers in developing countries with a useful interactive tool to
assess their countries' ICT capabilities in terms of connectivity and ease
of access and to compare them against those of other
countries.
Posted 2004.
 Report of the
Secretary-General on Implementation of the United Nations Millennium
Declaration
This report reviews
results achieved in the implementation of the Declaration in certain
areas: peacekeeping and curbing transnational crime; the Millennium
Development Goals; and the protection of the vulnerable. It also
identifies steps needed to further progress.
Posted 2004.
 A
fair globalization: Creating opportunities for all
Prepared by the World Commission on the Social Dimension
of Globalization, the report is a positive but critical message for
changing the current path of globalization.
Posted 2004.
 Biotechnology Promise:
Capacity Building for Participation of Developing Countries in the
Bioeconomy
This report focuses on
successes and steps taken by developing countries and countries with
economies in transition to build national biotechnology
industries.
Posted 2004.
International
Trade in GMOs: Legal Frameworks and Developing Country
Concerns
This study discusses the
need for additional capacity-building efforts on agro-biotechnology and
biosafety, including strengthening developing countries' ability to deal
with the international trade dimension of the issue.
Posted 2004.
Lack
of energy services for poor could doom development
goals
UN News Centre 10
November 2004
Many developing nations will fail to achieve the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) if they do not take solid steps to
ensure the availability of energy services to the poor.
 Biodiversity
losses threaten world's 900 million rural poor
UN News Centre 18 October 2004
An unprecedented loss of
biodiversity has reduced the amount of food available to the world's 900
million rural poor and should receive widespread attention.
 Africa's Technology Gap
This study examines the technology framework in Ghana,
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, with a focus on the transfer of
technology,
as well as its absorption and use, in the manufacturing industry. It
contains recommendations on how Governments address the technological
requirements for competitiveness, gain access to new technologies, and
foster technological development.
Posted
2004.
Commission on
Science and Technology concludes seventh session
The Commission adopts draft resolution on promoting the
application of science and technology to meet the Millennium Development
Goals, one of the main themes of the session.
Posted on 1 June, 2004.
FAO holds
email conference on biotechnology
The FAO Electronic Forum is devoting its next e-mail
conference to the theme of Biotechnology Applications in Food Processing:
Can Developing Countries Benefit.
Posted on 21
May, 2004.
 UNCTAD holds interactive dialogue on
harnessing emerging technologies to meet the Millennium Development
Goals
The event addresses the
question of how applications of science and technology can be enhanced and
put to use to help countries achieve the MDGs.
Posted June, 2004.
UNCTAD and UNIDO
hold Technology Fair of the Future, 14 to 18 June 2004, São Paulo,
Brazil
The Fair gathers
innovative enterprises, technology parks and institutes with research and
development activities operating at or near the frontier of knowledge in
developing countries and countries with economies in
transition.
Posted June, 2004.
 Investment and
technology policies for competitiveness: review of successful country
experiences
This paper discusses the role of foreign direct
investment in transferring technology, building technological capabilities
and enhancing competitiveness. It also emphasizes that foreign direct
investment should be maximized and complemented by appropriate country
policies.
Posted in 2003.
 Information and
Communication Technology Development Indices
The paper reviewed and
evaluated existing work to measure ICT development from different sources.
On the basis of this earlier work, a theoretical framework has been
formulated with a view to measuring ICT development, including indicators
for connectivity, access, usage and policy. The framework was used to
benchmark and analyse the diffusion of ICT capabilities across 160–200
countries for 1995–2001.
Posted in
2003.
 Science and
Technology Diplomacy: concepts and elements of a work
programme
The aim of this
paper is to elaborate the conceptual basis and elements of a programme of
work on science and technology diplomacy for the United Nations Conference
on Trade
and Development (UNCTAD).
Posted
in 2003.
 Coalition of
Resources for Information and Communication
Technologies
This paper
provides an analysis of the findings and conclusion of a number of reports
on the Coalition of resources for the application of information and
communication technologies (ICTs) in transmission infrastructure,
education and health.
Posted in 2002.
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